February 2021 Unemployment Update Registered unemployed figures for February 2021 from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). What was the total number of people unemployed in February  2021 in Switzerland? According to surveys by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) a total of  167,953 unemployed persons were registered with the Regional Employment Centres (RAV) at the end of February 2021. The decrease of unemployed persons registered with the regional employment centres (RAV) was down by 1,800 on 31 Jan 2021. Here begins the fun and games as many long-term unemployed start to drop off the unemployment register. The hidden “job seekers” and mature age (over 45yrs old as well) who will live off their pensions and savings and de-register make this decrease “fiction” not fact.  What was the unemployment rate in Switzerland in February 2021 as compared to January 2021? The registered unemployment rate in Switzerland in February 2021 was 3.6% down by  0.1% on the rate for January 2021. How did the number of people unemployed in Switzerland in February 2021 compare to 12 months earlier in February 2020? There was an increase in the number of people unemployed in January 2021 as compared with January 2020